Galya Novents

Acting

Galya Novents

Born — Died

1937-06-10 — 2012-07-22

Known for

Acting

Credits

22 titles

Galya Novents (Armenian: Գալյա Նովենց; 1 July 1937 – 22 July 2012) was a Soviet and Armenian stage and film actress, one of the most prominent Armenian actresses of the 20th century. Galya Novents was born on 1 July 1937 in Yerevan. In 1958, she graduated from Yerevan Institute of Fine Arts and Theatre. The 42nd Venice International Film Festival gave her a special mention for Best Actress, which was not awarded. In 2007, Novents was awarded the title of People's Artist of the Republic of Armenia. She died on 22 July 2012 in Los Angeles at the age of seventy-five.

Known for

Film credits

1980s · 10 titles

A Piece of Sky poster
5.2

Nothing is easy for Torik, a shy orphan adopted by his aunt and uncle: he struggles to fit into village life, learn a craft, or find a wife. When Torik does fall in love – with Anjel, a local prostitute – he must face down the disapproval of his narrow-minded community and assert his right to happiness.

A Piece of Sky

1980

Gikor poster
5.3

A village boy meets his tragic fate when he is sent to the city to work for a rich trader.

Gikor

1982

The Song of the Old Days poster
4.0

The members of an amateur theater group share the losses and sorrows of war with Armenian provincial town's inhabitants.

The Song of the Old Days

1982

White Dreams poster
8.5

Small provincial town at the end of the 19th century. Barber Hakob is a passionate pigeon-admirer with them finding his peace of mind and filling the dullness of provincial life with poetry. Soon he is forced to choose his pigeon loft or his daughter's happiness.

White Dreams

1985

The Tango of Our Childhood poster
6.2

This is a story about the fate of a broken family, about the uncertainty of Ruben, who left his family, about attempts to return father, and about a series of funny, but also sad events that bring this dead-end story to a conclusion.

The Tango of Our Childhood

1984

Road to Sasuntsi Davit poster
10.0

A village boy dreams of being like the hero of the epic after whom he was named.

Road to Sasuntsi Davit

1988

Master poster
NR

The forester, at the cost of becoming a thorn in the eyes of everyone, protects his native nature and the cradle:

Master

1983

Accident in July poster
NR

The painter, unharmed after a fall from the fifth floor, is said to have a bird born within him. Since then, he has been attempting to fly.

Accident in July

1982

Breath poster
10.0

An industrial plant pollutes Lake Sevan with discharges. The public demands to close harmful production. The responsible worker, who is in charge of the plant, understands the requirements of environmentalists, but does not dare to conflict with the management.

Breath

1989

The Apple Orchard poster
9.0

An aged man falls in love with a woman refugee from Western Armenia. When his beloved dies because of his daughters, in a fury he destroys his only treasure - apple garden.

The Apple Orchard

1985

1970s · 5 titles

1960s · 3 titles

Series credits